Germany vs World: International tourism, number of departures

Germany
99.53 million
in 2019
World
2.03 billion
in 2019
Germany rank
1st
World rank
1st

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Germany
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 2.03 billion against 99.53 million in Germany, a difference of 1.93 billion.

That makes World's figure about 20.4 times Germany's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 117 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany World Difference Ahead
1990s 67.70 million 985.13 million 917.43 million World
2000s 83.49 million 1.26 billion 1.18 billion World
2010s 89.89 million 1.73 billion 1.64 billion World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Germany or World?
World, at 2.03 billion against 99.53 million in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Germany and World?
1.93 billion, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and World?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Germany and World rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Germany ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, number of departures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, number of departures
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,929 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.